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Friday in 10th grade English we discussed euphemisms. I cane across this perfect example while listening to the tagged book. #audiobook #NoraBreenInvestigates
Friday in 10th grade English we discussed euphemisms. I cane across this perfect example while listening to the tagged book. #audiobook #NoraBreenInvestigates
pick#ThematicCozies #travel
When the luxury cruise ship,the Nachtmusik,arrives at Amsterdam‘s port, London Rose,activities director,joins the ship‘s tour of the national art museum,the Rijksnuseum.What ensues is a caper involving suspicions of art forgeries & murder.Some hilarious scenes with new friends from the Red Light District & new romance with Chef Bryne add a lighthearted tone.Along with her intrepid dog,Sir Reggie,she solves the crimes.
#Auguststats
22 books
Fiction: 4
Non-Fiction: 3
Mystery: 15
A mix of paper books, kindle, & audiobooks.
Summer has ended for me & I am back at work so my reading will inevitably slow down.
#14books14weeks #TBR
@Liz_M Thank you so much for organizing this prompt. It encouraged me & provided a framework for moving 14 books off my TBR. Donating many ( but not all) to local library sale. 💚
pickHilarious, exasperating, intriguing – a sometimes meandering, but always wild ride through the churches of London chasing a killer who seems one step ahead of the Peculiar Crimes Unit. Previously disbanded,now the Unit is to be reconvened to investigate the politician‘s state of mind & to solve the crime when a politician is crushed by a fruit making a delivery.#PeculisrCrimesUnitMystery #TBR #14books14weeks
#bookreport
The only book i finished this week was Whale Fall. All of the other books, with the exception of The Art Spy ( had to return to library) I am currently reading. #Egyptologists #archeologist #MET #PeculiarCrimesUnitMystery #ThematicCozy #travel #readyourkindle #audiomystery #literarycrew #librarybook
#SummerEnd #Readathon
#Egyptologist #archeologist #MET #PeculiarCrimesUnitMystery #14books14weeks #ThematicCozies #Travel #readyourkindle #europaeditions #audiomystery
Last night‘s #FridayHappyReadingHour ! After my first week back at work I was too exhausted to post but not too exhausted to imbibe in wine & a snack, & a book.
Shortly after the tagged book was published,I attended a virtual interview with this author.That experience enriches my reading of this novel.Also, I can visualize the MET‘s Egyptian wing & its exhibits & artifacts mentioned.I hope to pair this with Empress of the Nile,a non/fiction account of the French archaeologist, Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt,who led the rescue of several Egyptian temples,including the Temple of Dendur,from flood waters.
pickThe author‘s spare lyrical writing is in the form of linked vignettes.This style,along with her detailed,descriptive writing immediately immersed me in the island‘s harsh,yet beguiling environment.We are privileged to see this through the awakening eyes of 18 yr old Manod.When 2 ethnographers visit the island they express the worst of imperialism,in their exploitation & appropriation of a people & its culture.I feel a pervasive sense of sadness.
A little late, but my #weeklyforecast is tentative as I am back at work. 😀
#literarycrew #WWIIResistanceHeroine #TBR #ThematicCozies #travel #audiobook
#MondayMood
First day back at work.We have a new Superintendent who visited us during our district spec ed meeting today- she is authentic,funny,down to earth,assessable.We also have a new Student Support Services Director (fancy name for spec ed)-I had met him previously & he has the gift of truly listening & hearing you.Coffee & bagels available all day.But the best was my my husband‘s gift of spending my morning with me, making me ☕️.❤️❤️❤️
#HyggeHourReadathon
Posting today as my hyggehour last night was relaxing enough that I went to bed shortly thereafter.A little wine & homemade blueberry crisp did that to me! Loving this short book ( tagged) & looking up the unknown such as kittiwakes. I like that name for a cat! #literarycrew
“… in order to keep the system of white supremacy humming like a well oiled machine, was important that everyone participate in it..” #systemicracism
pickA novel full of despicable characters, fabulous NYC landscape, classism, sexism, pre-WWII America. One redeeming character, trying her best to survive in a chaotic world driven by her relationship with the narcissist Amanda Keller.Satire & snark provide scenes of hilarity. The novel made me laugh, but also angry at times.This is a little gem of escapism in today‘s trying times. #sundaybuddyread
My last long leisurely early morning until next weekend- back to work tomorrow. A rooster crowing, birds sing, sun shining. Awaiting my hummingbirds visit. Sitting & taking the morning in.
Tagged book has been in my TBR for what feels like centuries. #75soft
Letting my day unfold. Only plan is to make Marcella Hazen‘s tomato sauce which will fill the kitchen with its simple tomato goodness all day.
#bookreport
At various stages of reading the first two rows. #sundaybuddyread #shesaid #literarycrew #RoseValland #TheArtSpy #ThematicCozies #travel #readyourkindle #audiobook
Finished the books in the last row. #ThematicCozies #Paranormal #fiction #grief #InspectorRamseyNovel #1 #DCIBanks #LiteraryPoliceProcederal
pickInitially,I was unsure as to how I felt about this book,wondering was it because of its slow pace?But then I realized it was for me,a new way of experiencing the reading of a murder mystery.The story is narrated through the eyes of the villagers,& of two in particular, who took it upon themselves to try and solve the murder. Inspector Ramsey was just at the periphery of the story, rather than its main protagonist & driving force of the plot.
Received my #AutumnComfortSwap from @TheDaysGoBy - Thank you! Cannot wait for opening day! apologies, forgot to post.
Woke around 5:30. Had coffee on my porch- it was sweat shirt weather. Sun wasn‘t totally up yet over the trees. Quiet except for bird song. Two hummingbirds flitted through my bee balm. One flew up on the porch, sipped some geranium nectar,then flitted back to a feeder & flower pot on a Shepard s hook. I did not read; just sat taking my surroundings in while sipping my coffee. Bliss.
#FridayHappyReadingHour
It‘s Friday evening already! Happily reading before dinner. Popcorn & wine are the snack & beverage of choice! Enjoy all!
@Aims42 @Tamara @mcctrish @BarbaraBB @TheBookHippie @melissajayne
And any other Littens who want to join in!
Maja, Thank you so much for your colorful card & your sentiment! The bracelet is striking! No worries about being late, ever! #summercardswap
Friday morning coffee in early morning stillness.Visited by a hummingbird who flew onto the porch as if to greet me. #coffeeandbooks #porchlife
#5JoysFriday
1) Em & Poe
2) Dedication ceremony for the newly renovated Prosser Library. We attended to honor my Aunt Helen, an educator & “book aunt.” Every Christmas & on our birthdays, she gave all 15 pf her nieces & nephews 2 books. Christmas was like a bookstore at our house!
3) My husband‘s fresh tomato, mozzarella, & basil salad.
4) reading Mark Twain with my son & husband
5) the stepping stones into my garden
Anyone share your joys!
pickPaige Moresco is lurching through a life of chaos,2 yrs after the sudden death if her husband.She is holding on a tightrope for the sake of her son.One day she starts digging up her back lawn until it becomes a total waste land.Encouraged by a new found farmer friend,she plants tomatoes,herbs,& berry bushes.Paige tends them with all her heart.Her grief & life giving soil intermingle & transform Paige,her garden & those around her. #14books14weeks
pickSITG-Chilling. Shocking.A wedding massacre.A decoy shooter.Jenny Fuller,a forensic psychological profiler returns to assist DCI Banks & his team.Strange occurrences lead the police to pursue a devious,immoral military trained sniper who is set on a revenge vendetta rooted in his childhood.
CL-A woman is found dead,placed in an abandoned car.A man suited in business attire is discovered in a gully.A high class call girl enterprise is discovered⬇️
Breezy afternoon, cloudy. Feels refreshing. Reading. #booksandbeverage #porchlife
“Gerry had read an article in one of the papers recently about something called”forest bathing,”how it could relax you and remove stress from your life.You could immerse yourself in a forest.The Japanese called shinrin-yoku,and its beneficial effects apparently had something to do with the chemicals trees release into the air.Maybe she would try it.She was all for using her senses to soak up the atmosphere of the woods and leave her cares behind.”
The porch is drying off from heavy rain, so inside this morning for #coffeeandbooks. #14books14weeks
pickHotel Seabrink,an abandoned hotel on the California coast,contains decades full of secrets.Ghost sightings.A death curse.Eerie flute like music in the air.Aubrey Spencer, an architect by training,stops to explore the building. She meets Dimitri Petroff there,who also shares her passion of exploring abandoned buildings.But the next day he‘s found dead at the base of a nearby cliff.Is it suicide or murder? Her best friend joins her & together⬇️
Emmy is busy trying to push my book away(into the coffee cup!) Her very clear message: I want your attention! Absolutely No Books! We Do Not Care that reading is your passion! #WDNCW #catsoflitsy #coffeeandbooks #DCIBanksNovel
I cannot believe I am wearing a sweat shirt on the porch- it‘s 55 degrees! #booksandcoffee #literarycrew
#mondaymood
I spent a few hours in my garden today, letting in & living in the light. #legacyofdarnedsandlight
Darkness is what is happening in D.C. #resistance #resilience
Under Rose Valland‘s direction, 119 paintings were crated to be trucked to Chambord. During the next several days, 165 more paintings were evacuated. 524 paintings, 100 sculptures, & the museum‘s archives were locked in the museum‘s basement.Large sculptures were then secured in its gardens. All the museums in France attempted to save what they could in similar ways. The magnitude of these evacuation plans is astounding (71-72).
My last leisurely Monday morning of the summer. I will be at work next Monday. ☹️ #coffeeandbooks #hummingbirds
In spring, summer, & early fall you will find me reading on my porch; in late fall, winter & early spring you will find me reading on my couch.
Well it‘s Sunday but still…
#5JoysFriday
1) Always my porch, a book , a coffee
2)art exhibit at Wadsworth Atheneum with family
3) newspaper from Alaska which my brother sent( lives in Kenai)reporting on rallies that took place all over supporting Ukraine & Gaza. #resistance
4)Wonderful bookstore day with a friend
5) early morning walks by the river- water line low
“…Hope…is not a feeling but an orientation of the spirit…”
#hope #resistance
